Malom (Manipur), Nov 2 (IANS) “Iron Lady” Sharmila Chanu completes Sunday 13 years of hunger strike that she began after the massacre of 10 people by Assam Rifles at a bus stand here. Over the years, the “Malom Massacre” memorial at the bus stand in Malom, around six kilometers from Manipur capital Imphal, bears a deserted […]
Bhubaneswar, Oct 3 (IANS) The authorities Friday confirmed 71 new cases of dengue in Odisha, taking the total number of people suffering from the disease in the state this year to 2,851. Of 150 blood samples tested Friday, 71 have been found to be positive, a senior state health official told IANS. The maximum 28 cases […]
Madrid, Sep 24 (IANS/EFE) The medical committee of world soccer’s governing body, FIFA, decided Tuesday not to impose a ban on travelling to countries hit with the deadly Ebola outbreak. However, it recommended the postponement of non-urgent FIFA seminars in those West African countries, in accordance with World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations. FIFA announced that it […]
Brazzaville, Aug 28 (IANS) Six cases of the Ebola virus have been confirmed in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Health Minister Felix Kabange Numbi said Wednesday. A total of 42 cases have been reported since the beginning, and six cases have been confirmed in a laboratory test, Kabange told Xinhua. “The number of deaths is still […]
Buenos Aires, Aug 6 (IANS) Argentina has issued a virus alert on the emergence of chikungunya fever. The health ministry for Buenos Aires province, the country’s most populous area, issued the alert Tuesday, reported Xinhua. The disease, which is transmitted similarly to dengue fever by mosquitoes and causes joint pains and a high fever, has been […]
Washington, May 29 (IANS) Revealing how the obesity epidemic has spread globally, an alarming study has said that 2.1 billion – nearly 30 percent of the world’s population – people are either obese or overweight. India comes a shocking third in the top-10 country club that has over 50 percent of the world’s 671 million obese. […]
Buenos Aires, May 29 (IANS/EFE) An Argentine woman suffering from leukemia used Facebook to find her father after nearly two decades without contact so that bone marrow donation tests can be performed on him, media reported. Malen Gaynor,39, resident of Buenos Aires, decided to search for her father after being hospitalised two weeks ago for cancer. […]
London, May 28 (IANS) Parts of fruits and vegetables like broccoli leaves and onion skin are often discarded though they contain health benefits — and we can easily include them in our diet, say nutritionists. Laurence Beeken, food information executive at WeightLossResources.co.uk, shares information about parts of common fruits and vegetables we often discard and the […]
Health Minister Jillian Skinner today announced Palliative Care NSW will receive $1 million to recruit and support palliative care volunteers across NSW. Launching Palliative Care Week at NSW Parliament House, Mrs Skinner praised the support volunteers give to terminally-ill people and their loved ones. “The NSW Government recognises the vital role of volunteers in providing […]
Cancer Council Victoria is reminding parents of boys in Year 9 to ensure their son completes the three dose HPV vaccination course, given this is the last opportunity for them to have the vaccine for free. Director of the Prevention Division at Cancer Council Victoria, Craig Sinclair, says: “Genital human papillomavirus (HPV) is a very […]